Greater New Orleans

Hornets beat Rockets 90-69

There was no takeover by Chris Paul on Wednesday night. There was no need.

There was, however, another comeback from the Hornets at the New Orleans Arena. And when the comeback was complete, New Orleans had secured the top spot in the Western Conference standings.

Reserve Bonzi Wells had his best game as a Hornet, scoring 20 of his game-high 25 points in the fourth quarter Wednesday as the Hornets beat the Houston Rockets 90-69 before a sellout crowd of 17,956.

Paul followed one of the best performances of his career with a relatively modest 21 points and 10 assists.

After coming back to knock off the Chicago Bulls on Monday behind 37 points and 13 assists from Paul, the Hornets overcame a halftime deficit Wednesday and now have a two-game winning streak. They also share the best record in the West, 46-21, with the Los Angeles Lakers, a team they have beaten two out of three games.